Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

As a company committed to disrupting patterns of inequity and supporting our clients in working toward a more just world, LFA embraces continual learning on the topics of equity, power, privilege, oppression, and justice. In both our consulting work and internal operations, we strive to amplify the voices and experiences of those typically with less power to define success and influence decision-makers. We place a strong emphasis on analyzing issues through a racial justice lens. We are committed to proactively identifying and addressing implicit bias and power dynamics in our own and clients’ work to avoid perpetuating an unjust status quo.

Our focus on equity is nurtured by our Director of Equitable Practice and our Equity Leadership Team, who supports the LFA team in embedding an equity, racial justice, and social justice lens into our consulting work and champions ongoing personal and organizational reflection at LFA.

We have found the following resources invaluable in our own equity learning and consulting journey and hope you will too.

NCRP’s self-assessment toolkit provides a comprehensive selection of guides and resources to help you determine how well you are building, sharing, and wielding power, as well as identify ways to transform your programs and operations for lasting, equitable impact. Check out NCRP’s Toolkit.

Racial Equity Tools is a website offering tools, research, curricula, and ideas to support individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity. The Transforming White Privilege (TWP) curriculum is designed to help current and emerging leaders from a variety of sectors better identify, talk about, and intervene to address white privilege and its consequences.

GrantCraft, in partnership with the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE), developed this guide which offers grantmakers advice on promoting and deepening their foundation’s commitment to racial equity. Download the Guide.

This report from Equity in the Center, a project of ProInspire, argues that deep social impact is possible within the context of a Race Equity Culture — one that is focused on actions designed to dismantle structural racism and inequities existing both inside and outside of an organization.Download the Report.

BLOGS AND PODCASTS

Blogs and podcasts to follow for a steady diet of thought provoking and actionable ideas